Reston Hospital Center first in state to receive TJC advanced certification for total hip and total knee replacement surgery

Reston Hospital Center (RHC) is the first facility in Virginia to earn The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement. The advanced certification is for Joint Commission-accredited hospitals, critical access hospitals, and ambulatory surgery centers seeking to elevate the quality, consistency, and safety of their services and patient care.

To earn the designation, Reston Hospital Center underwent a rigorous, two-day onsite review with Joint Commission experts who evaluated compliance with advanced disease-specific care standards and total hip and total knee replacement requirements, which included orthopedic consultation, and pre-operative, intraoperative, and post-surgical orthopedic surgeon follow-up care.

Established in 2016 and awarded for a two-year period, the advanced certification was developed in response to the growing number of patients undergoing a total hip or total knee replacement surgery, as well as the increased focus on clinical evidence-based patient care as it relates to pain management, quality of life issues, functional limitation in mobility, and the return to normal daily activities.

Caring for orthopedic patients for over a decade, Reston Hospital Center says it performs more than 1,000 total joint replacements every year. With infection rates and readmission rates well below the national average, RHC patients on average stay in the hospital for just a day and a half. Ninety-eight percent of patients walk within hours of a procedure and most patients go home without a stay in a rehabilitation center.

Visit Reston Hospital for the release and more information about the program.